Key Elements of Security Program Documentation

A security program's documentation ensures consistency, compliance, and efficiency in cybersecurity operations.

✅Why Include Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)?

Defines step-by-step processesfor security tasks.

Ensures security teams followstandardized workflowsfor handling incidents, vulnerabilities, and monitoring.

Supportscompliance with regulationslikeNIST, ISO 27001, and CIS controls.

Example:

SOP forincident responseoutlines how analysts escalate security threats.

❌Incorrect Answers:

A. Vendor contract details→ Vendor agreements are important butnot core to a security program's documentation.

B. Organizational hierarchy chart→ Useful for internal structure butnot essential for security documentation.

D. Financial cost breakdown→ Related to budgeting, not security operations.

????Additional Resources:

NIST Security Documentation Framework

Splunk Security Operations Guide